this growing affluence is bringing more western imports to china. oft is boosting imports things like salmon, wine, and flowers. shipmentsuld double of salmon into china. let me show you how it works. the fish are trucked in from norway, and since there are no direct flights from there, they have to be flown from finland street to china. france's largest retailer is focusing on growth in china, as well. they also are focusing on places like latin america, as well as europe. the company opened three hypermarkets back in november, and they announce five in january. inna is also increasing imports of flowers. the country imported over 6500 tons of cut flowers last year. that is an increase of about 17% from the year before. all of this is according to the international trade center, in terms of their data. that gives you a sense of how china's appetite for the finer things is changing. that is all for your global outlook today. i am mia saini in hong kong. >> we are going to talk wine consumption in the next hour and hear from the newly appointed ceo a